The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-31

Certain conventions of Chinese art hampered
oSssd &c walk on s bscase
iass S s nSs s Sssna il IL
lations possible to, a jumping Jack, Finally,
sat oss he be the ensss
and feet ut least twelve inches apart. Mr. Sang
ks sad that 1oT L. ysry niss yfy sit
"S'pose I'm alone. sit any way my legs and
feet happen to come. But s'pose come to see
stofe then pay the eompment to
range my feet and du knees and skirts very par
' After the hero had discovered the tears on
then amid the widest musical clamor imasin-
fore for 1s soa'ha oWns sleeves and
SsSaTsa 1 ,s e BE- a !hs
tssS goa ms
III vide apart e q his toes sna i sbs
theatre was p fled with noise ii cambina.
81 dsy The arg from
the mouths OF the musicians, the supes ran up
aDd h
dr hS9y o wet .Ss hero his
hired oas consisting OF man who looked
his i and ' The hsFc and his mother stood
shoulder to shoulder. and the boatmaa iabbed
the stag as I ne was pSas , mis- D9at terrbs
clamor the whole available force Of tho com
pany Yves mustered on the STAGE. where they
tor breath in various efforts to Indicate that
earftl dsluge was disturbing them. The god
Wth ms hideous faces and Siolent scamperns
about and finally one actor, stout and dissl-
threw up his ands and sank. drowned. upon
Z Up to this point IL NJ. Sang Kee had not
posted me. should have supposed the scene
to represent q Chinese dance, View In mad
1t was the flooding of section Of country
Tho hero pol6d himself on the stage. he and
e .e S zach pu S oa ns
ashore, afterwari splitting violently and wiring
Just as. a lot Of. American children might have
lions. After tbs young hero had sung for live
minutes r. tune that was already gsowlng
as It
eyes, TecqSnisoi his deliveTsr; and embraced
Which Will; - the hs0 RESCUED RESCUED old man said, he
was 90 years old. and the hero =, said a. no
NO" said the hero" have none but need nS,d
tbs od Ge your broher and
We will be rich" .Thereupon, they embraced.
went down ON their knees and took an oath TO
joss to BIO true and loving brothers. This gave
tho mild and eimpering mother chance she
could not glect. Spreading her gown Ike o
hen trailingits wings she sidled TO a chair. sat
down withHa spirk on her face, and sang and
talked for full ten minutes while her son and
adopted boy looked on admiringly. To the
same weird tune as the others had sunsto, she
Kee kindly explained that In tho Chinese thea
tire only one tune Is allowed to each play.
Once again tho musicians banged and scraped
in the deadliest earnest, after the trio had gone
off, this time to herald the approach Of the
King. He was also preceded by boys with ban
ners He wore gorgeously embroidered clothes
and carried false rcd beard strung on
straight wire and tied In front OF his upper lip.
He stroked this beard mechanically every now
and then, and sang dismally while the supes
put chair behInd the table and banner on
Behind the table sat the King and his Queen
came in. bowed 70 him, and took chair be-
side the table. Then q messenger entered;
and. prostrating himself, knocked his skull
on the floor three times According, TO
babe him rise. He told the King
that the whole country had been sub
merged by fearful flood. and that his Majes-
ty's palace had been wrecked. The King said
that he had heard something OF the sort; and
instantly Toll TO strolIpg bis beard Mr.; Sang
onco upon time many .conturies ago, The
mossensee suggested TINT somebody ought to
be ordered to build up the palace again; or else
the King would have nowhere 70 rest his lead,
The King was astonished ut the foresight OF
his servant. and sent him out 70 proclaim thai